5. Read the short story "Bullet in the Brain" and apply some of the elements you see into a story of your own: PRINT IT OUT. After reading it, write a proposal that includes THREE specific elements you will incorporate into your own story

10B: Write a three page story that incorporates one of the following lines (all famous opening lines from famous novels). You will be graded based on how cleverly/creatively you incorporate the line and also the quality of the story itself (characters, setting, PLOT). Put the line in BOLD in the story1. When Dick Gibson was a little boy he was not Dick Gibson-The Dick Gibson Show 2. Psychics can see the color of time. It's blue-Blown Away 3. It was a pleasure to burn-Fahrenheit 451 4. 124 was spiteful-Beloved 5. Where now? Who now? When now?-The Unnamable 6. Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board-Their Eyes Were Watching God7. Dr. Weiss, at forty, knew that her life had been ruined by literature. --The Debut8. They shoot the white girl first9. There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it-CS Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader10. In the beginning sometimes I left messages in the street11a. It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they electrocuted the Rosenbergs, and I didn't know what I was doing in New York

14. Write a six word essay HERE14B: describe the thoughts of a man seconds before execution

Kurt Vonnegut gives tips for writing a short story: write them down, follow them and then create your Vonnegut-inspired PIECE

Do famous authors consciously plant symbolism in their works? Well, their answers might surprise you HERE

15B: 1 page. Goal: condensed, tight writing. Write one page describing a family member or friend. By the time we get to end, how well do we know this person? First list eight traits of this person (4 physical, 4 internal). Incorporate them. Ex: two traits are stubborn and short. Try to SUBTLY fit them in: "Stan has always been a mule, never relenting to anyone else's opinions. For a man with such diminutive stature, it's certainly a thing to behold. "

19. THE ONE ACT PLAY EXAMPLE HERE AND ANOTHER EXAMPLE HERE and critique the following example HERE and another HERE. How to write a one act play suggestions HERE.

21. Create a short story around a subtle allusion to a published short story. The goal is the subtle underlay you create around the allusion. Here are the choices for your short story: "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson HERE"A&P" by John Updike HERE

22B: DEATH BY TWITTER: Write a murder mystery in 10 tweets

23. Clips from authors/inspiring writing hints HERE and HERE and HERE then Vonnegut tells the keys to writing a short story. TAKE NOTES HERE. The general author interview site is HERE so go here and tell me what you learned after to listening to multiple authors

24. Create a digital story that captures the true essence of what EGHS is all about in your eyes

24B: Write a satire. Look at "A Modest Proposal" and read analysis of it and elements of satire HERE. Read the satirical site "The Onion" and immerse yourself in satire. HERE is an article satirizing US citizens being gluttonous. HERE is a handout with examples. Watch the new "Onion" version of The Today Show....perhaps develop your own skit in a group with connection to your town/school. Some hints for satire are HERE and HERE (there are two pages) PRINT THESE OUT AND MARK UP. Check out a Jon Stewart clip about how people just don't get satire HERE and read a story about the Obama cover HERE Look at an example from a student HERE

27. Learn from Authors. Read the following and incorporate TWO suggestions into your next piece. Indicate what they were: HERE

28. Tell us a story! Do some brief research on the keys to storytelling. If you cannot tell a good story, chances are you cannot write one. Hand in your research and indicate how you used it in the exercise.

29. Utilize this image to write a brief piece that uses both internal (mostly) and external dialogue and narration. You cannot extend beyond 1/2 page. Load your sentences. Ex sentence: Jack often thought about his battered background, a used car lot full of unfulfilled personal promises, internal apathy and downright anger. "Shit," he uttered softly, looking through the birds and rummaging into his pathetic past, unable to stop his childhood from dominating his thoughts. Notice the narration gives you more than the direct dialogue. HERE

30. Famous opening lines to novels HERE Begin to write your own opening lines. This is a story about a boy who finds out he has the ability to read minds...write the opening line to it. ETC

31. Poetry Slam. Use Iphone application

FINAL EXAMINATION HERE NOTE: YOU ARE WRITING THE FIRST THREE CHAPTERS OF THE NOVEL, TO BE FOLLOWED BY SYNOPSES OF THE REMAINING 17 CHAPTERS!!!